CNN Poll: Nearly half say Obama won showdown — Hempstead, New York (CNN) - Give a slight edge to President Barack Obama. — Forty-six percent of voters who watched Tuesday night's presidential debate said that the president won the showdown, according to a CNN/ORC International nationwide …

Obama turns it around — A very different President Obama showed up to tonight's debate than the one who got trounced by Mitt Romney two weeks ago. Obama absolutely had to turn in a performance that would make his base happy — and he did that, by demonstrating a willingness …

Live-Blogging The “Strangers With Candy” Debate — 10.40 pm. To my mind, Obama dominated Romney tonight in every single way: in substance, manner, style, and personal appeal. He came back like a lethal, but restrained predator. He was able to defend his own record, think swiftly on his feet, and his Benghazi answer was superb.

‘An Act of Terror’? — President Obama claimed tonight that he called the Benghazi attack an act of terror the day after it occurred, in the Rose Garden. Mitt Romney seemed skeptical, and asked him whether he stood by that statement — that he'd called it terrorism, rather than a spontaneous act arising out of a demonstration.

Transcript: Second presidential debate — (CNN) - President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney met in Hempstead, New York Tuesday evening for the second of three presidential debates, moderated by CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley.

Reaction to the Second Presidential Debate — If President Obama had done this well in the first debate, most would have already written off Mitt Romney. Obama won the debate decisively. — The president had a simple formula: Defend and explain his record while insisting that Romney wasn't being truthful.

Mind The Binder — Hey, I know about that binder! And guess what — Mitt Romney was lying about it. — From the rush transcript: … Not a true story. — What actually happened was that in 2002 — prior to the election, not even knowing yet whether it would be a Republican …

King's crisis — About 2,000 people gathered on Sept. 28 at First Baptist North in Spartanburg, S.C., to hear high-profile Christians speak on defending the faith and applying a Christian worldview to their lives. Among the speakers: Eric Metaxas, Josh McDowell, and—keynote speaker for the evening …

Obama gets more time — Amid persistent complaints and interruptions from both candidates, President Obama ultimately got more than three extra minutes of speaking time than Mitt Romney during Tuesday's debate.

Wide expectation of voter fraud in Presidential race — The election may be three weeks away but voters on both sides of the partisan divide are already prepared to blame voter fraud if their candidate loses. — PPP polls over the weekend found: —In Ohio 62% of Republicans think Democrats …

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